Nerissa say's goodbye
On the last episode:
"Alright. Do it."
And so we continue...
Chapter 4
~The Woodland Luxury Apartments: One day later!~
You and Bigby stood in the elevator, waiting to arrive at the floor. Bigby raised his right hand and rubbed his eye, these past couple day's nobody has had a good night sleep. You yawned and rubbed your red stuffy eyes, still sore from you sobbing when Crooked man told you to do what the people wanted. Bigby looked over to you and rubbed the back of his hand down your arm. You looked up at him and smiled, making him smile back.
"I promise you, after this we can go back to my place and sleep all you want. Okay?"
You nodded as the doors opened. Bigby took out his cigarette and placed one in between his lips. He placed the pack in his back pocket and walked out with you at his side. He lit the stick as a sound of a rattling cage came your way. You and Bigby looked to your left to see Auntie Greenleaf walking towards you with a crow in a cage. Bigby crouched down to see the bird.
"Not what I was expecting..."
You looked up and smiled at Fly, who smiled back and waved.
"Morning, Crooked man."
The bird chirped.
"He's got a sharp tongue. I thought it would be better for everyone if he parted with it."
Greenleaf smiled as Bigby stood up and took your hand within his free hand.
"Thanks, Greenleaf."
She smiled and winked at you as you passed her.
"Work is work I guess."
Auntie Greenleaf pressed the elevator button as Fly looked at the both of you walking on.
"Morning Sheriff. I... don't know if you remember me..."
"I know who you are Flycatcher. You've worked at the Woodlands for... how many years now?"
"Heh. I think I lost count. You gonna come see the truck off? We're leaving for the Farm in a few... Thought you might want to, I don't know..."
"We'll be down in a minute."
He said while gently squeezing your hand.
"Okay... great."
The elevator door's closed, while you and Bigby walked away holding hands. Your eyes grew wide at the line.
"This fucking line."
You gently leaned against him, making him sigh and wrap his arm around your waist. While walking past everyone, you smiled at Tiny Tim, Grendel, and the butcher who smiled back at you. You were about to retch out for the door, until it swung open revealing Snow. You gasped and stumbled back some, only to get caught by Bigby and Grendel.
"Sorry about that ((name)), Mr. Wolf, Flycatcher left his keys."
Bigby put out his cigarette and held his hand out, which Snow dropped the keys into. You heard the phone in her office go off, you watched Bigby tighten his grip around the keys.
"Is everything okay? You look-"
"I'm-I'm sorry Sheriff. I have to take care of this."
She walked back to her office and opened the door, turning back around to face you and Bigby.
"We'll talk later, okay?"
Snow walked into her office, only to hear footsteps behind you. You looked behind you to see Bluebeard walking towards you. He looked down at you for a few seconds, before looking straight ahead and walked into Snow's office.
"Good morning, Miss White."
Snow sighed.
"You're late."
You and Bigby walked back to the elevator, he handed you the keys as he slid his arm around your waist. You pushed the button, your foot tapping for the elevator doors to open. The doors opened, so you and Bigby stepped in as he pushed the button to the lower floor. You sighed and leaned against the nearest wall, running your fingers through your hair. Bigby raised an eye brow at you.
"You alright there?"
"Yeah, it's just that... this has never happened to me. And Crooked man is like a father to me. Ever since that day he took me in and took care of me. Now I turn around and he's a..."
You sighed and leaned your head back against the wall.
"So much..."
Bigby walked close to you, placing his hands on your waist making you lean your head back down for your lips to graze his.
"Don't worry ((name)), I'll make you forget everything that you have experienced."
"Oh?"
You raised an eye brow at him, while your arms snaked around his neck.
"Is that so?"
He smirked and nibbled your bottom lip.
"Very much, just wait until tonight shadow... You won't be able to walk or sit for a while when I'm done with you."
You blushed and pressed your lips against his, making him moan and press you against the wall as his hands slid up your shirt. You moaned into the kiss and gripped onto his shirt as his fingers drew circles on your soft skin. He pulled back and growled in your ear.
"I'm going to make you scream my name all night long shadow. And when the next time you look in the mirror, all you'll see are bruises, scratches, and bite marks. And they're going to be all from me."
You gasped and moaned as he bit your ear, grinding his hips into yours. You both pulled apart as the doors opened.
~Outside~
Flycatcher walked up to Toad, watching him shove his luggage onto the truck.
"I'm goin'! Jesus!"
"We only have like 5 minutes."
Flycatcher said, while both you and Bigby walked out with his hand on your waist.
"Then carry me for fuck sake! I don't give a shit!"
Flycatcher looked up at you and Bigby.
"You forgot these."
You said while holding up the keys. You tossed them to him, which he caught easily.
"Oh! Thank you. It's, uh, been pretty busy around here."
Flycatcher jogged back to the building to get Colin.
"Morning, Sheriff. Nice fuckin' day."
Toad lifted himself up on the truck, grunting as he did.
"Shit!"
Toad looked at his son.
"Just go grab that, would you?"
"How are you...holding up? I know this isn't the ideal for you."
Toad rolled his eyes, taking a seat on his luggage. Bigby held you close as Flycatcher came walking out with Colin slowly following behind.
"Come on, Colin."
"I'm walkin', alright! Calm down."
Both you and Bigby turned around and were about to walk away, until TJ called out.
"Wait! Sheriff Bigby! I have something..."
You tugged him back, he turned around and looked at you confused. You pointed at TJ, making him sigh and walk back over. You frowned as he sniffed and turned around to his father.
"You know he was up all night cryin'. Poor kid."
TJ retched into a bag and took out a wooden box.
"Can you give this to Miss White? Please. Dad said there's no time to say goodbye, so...If you could bring it to her... She was nice. So..."
Bigby looked down sadly but confused at the little frog.
"What is it?"
"I couldn't take them all with me. And she said she liked that one the best."
Bigby opened it to reveal a beetle. You smiled and gently took the box into your hands, making Bigby place both of his hands on your waist.
"It's a Willow Beetle. That's a big one. They're cool, cause when they're little they have these pouches that squirt juice if you touch 'em."
You closed it and smiled.
"I'm sure she'll love it."
Bigby smiled down at you.
"She said it was pretty."
You and Bigby looked over to see Flycatcher close the door as Colin got in.
"That's everybody."
You turned you attention back to TJ and Toad.
"What's it like at the Farm? I've heard that ogres live there. And they eat people in their sleep sometimes."
"God, I hope not."
"Do we have to go?"
You frowned and clamped your hands together in front of you while looking down at the ground, Bigby sighed and wrapped his arms around you a tad bit tighter, but not to tight.
"I wanna stay here."
TJ sounded like he was going to burst out in tears again.
"Well, we don't have a chance anymore."
"Don't worry, you'll be a lot safer there."
You said while smiling at the sad and scarred frog.
"There's plenty of space to run around, and a nice river nearby so you can swim all you want."
Bigby finished, making you place your hands on his furry arms.
"Even in daytime?"
"Yeah. You don't have to worry about the mundies seeing you. It'll be nice."
TJ began to sniffle and sob.
"Come on... it won't be so bad."
"Have you been there before?"
You gulped and rubbed the back of your neck, making Bigby kiss the back of your neck, which happens to be your fingers, to calm you down.
"No... I'm, uh- some of the animals aren't comfortable around wolves."
"So you wouldn't know, would you?"
You glared and growled internally with Toad's back talk.
"We're all set."
Flycatcher said while getting into the truck.
"Bye, Mr. Wolf."
You just wanted to hug that poor little frog, but Bigby wouldn't let you.
"Goodbye, TJ."
Both you and him walked up to the truck where Colin was seated. Bigby pulled his pack of cigarette and popped one in between his lips, placing the pack back in his pocket. You always carried an extra case, just incase he ran out. He lit the stick, grabbing Colin's attention.
"I'm sorry, Colin."
"You got another one of those? How 'bout a smoke for the road? One last time."
Bigby retched in his packet and pulled out the whole pack, making you smile. Colin opened his mouth and took the back from his hand, placing it besides him.
"Thanks, Bigby. Always a gentleman aren't you, Bigby?"
He said with a wink, making you giggle and him groan.
"I guess I'll see you around...Stay out of trouble, okay. If you even can."
Bigby smirked, crossing his arms over his chest.
"I can't make any promises."
Colin chuckled, looking over to you. You smiled and placed a hand on Bigby's back.
"I'll watch over him."
Colin nodded as Bigby wrapped an arm around your shoulders.
"Yeah, me neither."
Flycatcher got into the truck, just as it started to rain. You sighed and looked up into the raining sky, letting the gentle drops wash your skin.
"Saying goodbye?"
Bigby looked over to see Nerissa across the road, holding an umbrella and a suit case. Bigby looked over at you, only to see you twirling around in the rain with a smile on your lips. He shook his head and walked over to her.
"Hi."
Bigby said with a smile.
"Hi."
She said back with a smile.
"You're still wearing that thing."
Bigby said while looking at the ribbon still around Nerisaa's neck.
"Oh...yeah. I guess I am..."
They both walked over underneath a dry spot, taking shelter from the pouring rain.
"It's not easy to forget. I know it seems like I should be able to... It's just..."
"It's okay. I get it."
Nerissa smiled.
"Listen, I... I came here because... I have to tell you something."
"What is it?"
"It's about what happened to Faith and Lily. I'm not sure where to start...Faith, Lily, and I we had a plan. We were gonna find a way out. leave the Pudding N Pie for good...But then Faith decided to get some... leverage. She stole a picture of Crane and Lily together. The minute Faith stole that photo, we had dirt on one of the Crooked man's allies. If he found out-! I-I had no choice. You have to understand. You've seen how they kept us quiet at that place. Can you imagine the lengths they'd go to just to silence someone who had physical evidence?"
"Nerissa, just tell me what happened."
"I freaked out. Okay? I thought if I came clear to Georgie, he'd get the Crooked man to leave us alone! We could just forget the whole thing... maybe try again in a few years."
"You...what?"
"So I told him...everything. And I begged for mercy. For all of us! I didn't want anyone to die over a picture."
"You were just trying to protect them."
"Yeah... Georgie promised he'd smooth things over with the Crooked man. But then... Oh god..."
Nerissa began sobbing. Bigby frowned and retched down in his pocket and pulled out another pack, which he snatched from your pants pocket as soon as he gave his other pack to Colin. He offered her a stick, which she accepted.
"Here"
She took it.
"Thank you. I don't know what happened, but that night at the club... Georgie came back and told me things had changed. he had to make an example of us... we had committed treason. And while the two of us were sitting there... and he was telling me this... Faith walked in. And I had to watch as Georgie-"
"Wait, so Georgie told you all this? Not the Crooked man? Back at the Well you said..."
"I know what I said."
"But it wasn't the truth, was it?"
"What does it matter? I know the Crooked man did it. So what if it wasn't the whole truth? It was true enough."
"I guess... what's done is done."
"I know he ordered their deaths. I wasn't going to let him get away with it because of a stupid technically. Especially after- That night, after Faith... I tried to warn Lily, but she wasn't with her scheduled appointment. So I did the only thing I could do. I- I left Faith's head at your doorstep."
"You?"
"I walked her over here and I left her. Just hoping that maybe, if I couldn't save them... I could at least... save the rest of us."
"You were trying to get my attention. So you... you started all of this?"
"I just...pointed you in the right direction. People like us get forgotten all the time. The Crooked Man was counting on that. When we suffer, we do it in silence. And the world likes it that way. We just...fade. Like we never existed. I couldn't watch what happened to Faith. Or Lily. Nobody cares about us. Not really."
"It's going to be different now. I promise... things like that won't happen anymore. Now while I'm around."
"You'll make things right... you and Snow."
"I don't know...It seems like no matter what I do, it's just...not enough for her. Or anyone. I just can't win with these people."
Both of them look at you to see you standing still in the rain while swirling around from spinning to many times.
"I know it might feel that way, but... they need you, Bigby. Both of you. You two make a good team. The way you look out for each other... And look out for us. You don't see that a lot these days."
"I really don't know where we stand anymore. Things are just... different."
"Things are always different. Look, Bigby...After everything you've done for us- Maybe they don't want to admit it, but... without you, none of this would have happened. You listened... when no one else would. You knew when to show mercy... And you brought justice to this town...finally. Because you brought the Crooked Man in, everyone saw who he really was. So from where I am standing... you did the right thing."
They both looked at you to see you fall to the ground, they gasped only to see your hand go up.
"Is okay, I'm good!"
You gave them a thumbs up, making them chuckle and shake their heads.
"But, I think that you and her make a good couple. The way you held her against you, she seemed so comfortable in your arms. You two were made for each other, I would suggest you keep her close to you."
She retched down and grabbed the umbrella, opening it while grabbing her suit case.
"You've been given this job for a reason. And I left Faith at your doorstep, because I knew... if anyone stood a chance against the Crooked Man, it was you."
"I hope I've at least done some good here."
"You've changed this place. For better or worse... Fabletown wouldn't be the same without you... You're not as bad as everyone says you are."
Bigby frowned as many voices clouded his head, making him re-think everything. He stared at Nerissa walking away, so he pulled out a stick and lit it while walking over to you. You stood up and ringed your shirt out, only to get turned around as rough lips were pressed against yours. You kissed back and wrapped your arms around his neck, as he wrapped his one free arm around your waist as the other hand that had the cigarette was by his side. He pulled back and pecked your nose.
"Come on babe, let's get inside before you get sick."
You nodded and walked back in to the building, hand in hand.
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